ENS Event | |
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16:16 Dec 30, 2022 | |
| Title | Lost Exit Signs |
| Event Description | The following information was provided by Kansas Radiation Control Program via email:
Kansas Radiation Control Program was notified, at 1016 CST on December 30, 2022, that six tritium exit signs were disposed of inappropriately. A total of 17 tritium exit signs were removed from a church located in Topeka, Kansas, six signs were reported improperly disposed of with 11 remaining in the possession of the owner and later disposed of properly. The church had contracted with EMCOR to dispose of the signs and replace them with LED exit signs. The sub contractor, Mid-West Signs, reported they unintentionally disposed of six of the signs in the trash. Before this error was realized the trash was collected and the signs were determined unrecoverable. The signs were uninstalled on November 3, 2022; however it is unclear at this time when the signs might have been placed in the trash. This is an initial report and the incident is still open pending an investigation and management review. THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A 'Less than Cat 3' LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints Topeka, Kansas (NRC Region 4) | |
| Organization: | Kansas Dept Of Health & Environment |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+-1.33 h-0.0554 days <br />-0.00792 weeks <br />-0.00182 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | David Lawrenz 14:56 Dec 30, 2022 |
| NRC Officer: | Lauren Bryson |
| Last Updated: | Dec 30, 2022 |
| 56290 - NRC Website | |
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints with Agreement State | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 562902022-12-30T16:16:00030 December 2022 16:16:00
[Table view]Agreement State Lost Exit Signs ENS 534662018-06-21T06:00:00021 June 2018 06:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost Tritium Signs ENS 529702017-09-14T22:00:00014 September 2017 22:00:00 Agreement State Agreement State Report - Two Lost Tritium Exit Signs 2022-12-30T16:16:00 | |